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Genesis 23

HNV 1
Sarah lived one hundred twenty-seven years. These were the years of Sarah's life.
NIV 1
Sarah lived to be a hundred and twenty-seven years old.
HNV 2
Sarah died in Kiryat-Arba (the same is Hevron), in the land of Kana`an. Avraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
NIV 2
She died at Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep over her.
HNV 3
Avraham rose up from before his dead, and spoke to the children of Het, saying,
NIV 3
Then Abraham rose from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites. He said,
HNV 4
"I am a stranger and a sojourner with you. Give me a possession of a burying-place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
NIV 4
"I am an alien and a stranger among you. Sell me some property for a burial site here so I can bury my dead.
HNV 5
The children of Het answered Avraham, saying to him,
NIV 5
The Hittites replied to Abraham,
HNV 6
"Hear us, my lord. You are a prince of God among us. In the choice of our tombs bury your dead. None of us will withhold from you his tomb, but that you may bury your dead."
NIV 6
"Sir, listen to us. You are a mighty prince among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will refuse you his tomb for burying your dead."
HNV 7
Avraham rose up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Het.
NIV 7
Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites.
HNV 8
He talked with them, saying, "If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to `Efron the son of Tzochar,
NIV 8
He said to them, "If you are willing to let me bury my dead, then listen to me and intercede with Ephron son of Zohar on my behalf
HNV 9
that he may give me the cave of Makhpelah, which he has, which is in the end of his field. For the full price let him give it to me in the midst of you for a possession of a burying-place."
NIV 9
so he will sell me the cave of Machpelah, which belongs to him and is at the end of his field. Ask him to sell it to me for the full price as a burial site among you."
HNV 10
Now `Efron was sitting in the midst of the children of Het. `Efron the Hittite answered Avraham in the hearing of the children of Het, even of all who went in at the gate of his city, saying,
NIV 10
Ephron the Hittite was sitting among his people and he replied to Abraham in the hearing of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of his city.
HNV 11
"No, my lord, hear me. I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. In the presence of the children of my people I give it to you. Bury your dead."
NIV 11
"No, my lord," he said. "Listen to me; I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. I give it to you in the presence of my people. Bury your dead."
HNV 12
Avraham bowed himself down before the people of the land.
NIV 12
Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land
HNV 13
He spoke to `Efron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, "But if you will, please hear me. I will give the price of the field. Take it from me, and I will bury my dead there."
NIV 13
and he said to Ephron in their hearing, "Listen to me, if you will. I will pay the price of the field. Accept it from me so I can bury my dead there."
HNV 14
`Efron answered Avraham, saying to him
NIV 14
Ephron answered Abraham
HNV 15
"My lord, listen to me. What is a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver between me and you? Therefore bury your dead."
NIV 15
"Listen to me, my lord; the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver, but what is that between me and you? Bury your dead."
HNV 16
Avraham listened to `Efron. Avraham weighed to `Efron the silver which he had named in the audience of the children of Het, four hundred shekels of silver, according to the current merchants' standard.
NIV 16
Abraham agreed to Ephron's terms and weighed out for him the price he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver, according to the weight current among the merchants.
HNV 17
So the field of `Efron, which was in Makhpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the border of it round about, were made sure
NIV 17
So Ephron's field in Machpelah near Mamre--both the field and the cave in it, and all the trees within the borders of the field--was deeded
HNV 18
to Avraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Het, before all who went in at the gate of his city.
NIV 18
to Abraham as his property in the presence of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of the city.
HNV 19
After this, Avraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Makhpelah before Mamre (the same is Hevron), in the land of Kana`an
NIV 19
Afterward Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah near Mamre (which is at Hebron) in the land of Canaan.
HNV 20
The field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure to Avraham for a possession of a burying place by the children of Het.
NIV 20
So the field and the cave in it were deeded to Abraham by the Hittites as a burial site.

New International Version

Genesis 23

NIV 1
Sarah lived to be a hundred and twenty-seven years old.
NIV 2
She died at Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep over her.
NIV 3
Then Abraham rose from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites. He said,
NIV 4
"I am an alien and a stranger among you. Sell me some property for a burial site here so I can bury my dead.
NIV 5
The Hittites replied to Abraham,
NIV 6
"Sir, listen to us. You are a mighty prince among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will refuse you his tomb for burying your dead."
NIV 7
Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites.
NIV 8
He said to them, "If you are willing to let me bury my dead, then listen to me and intercede with Ephron son of Zohar on my behalf
NIV 9
so he will sell me the cave of Machpelah, which belongs to him and is at the end of his field. Ask him to sell it to me for the full price as a burial site among you."
NIV 10
Ephron the Hittite was sitting among his people and he replied to Abraham in the hearing of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of his city.
NIV 11
"No, my lord," he said. "Listen to me; I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. I give it to you in the presence of my people. Bury your dead."
NIV 12
Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land
NIV 13
and he said to Ephron in their hearing, "Listen to me, if you will. I will pay the price of the field. Accept it from me so I can bury my dead there."
NIV 14
Ephron answered Abraham
NIV 15
"Listen to me, my lord; the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver, but what is that between me and you? Bury your dead."
NIV 16
Abraham agreed to Ephron's terms and weighed out for him the price he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver, according to the weight current among the merchants.
NIV 17
So Ephron's field in Machpelah near Mamre--both the field and the cave in it, and all the trees within the borders of the field--was deeded
NIV 18
to Abraham as his property in the presence of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of the city.
NIV 19
Afterward Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah near Mamre (which is at Hebron) in the land of Canaan.
NIV 20
So the field and the cave in it were deeded to Abraham by the Hittites as a burial site.